Synopsis
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Movie Information
- Director
- John Ford
- Writers
- William Wister Haines, Frank Wead, Frank Fenton
- Release Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (72 votes)
Top Cast
John Wayne
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Dan Dailey
'Jughead' Carson
Maureen O'Hara
Min Wead
Ward Bond
John Dodge
Ken Curtis
John Dale Price
Edmund Lowe
Adm. Moffett
Kenneth Tobey
Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
James Todd
Jack Travis
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